Divorce Mediation: Process and Strategies: An Overview

Evaluating mandatory parent education for divorcing couples with children

“…Several published summaries of professional opinions are briefly summarized in this section. Parents are in the best position to create meaningful visitation and custody decisions affecting their children (Payne & Overend, 1990).…”

“…Mediation models provide specific stages such as orientation, gathering factual information, defining important issues, discussing the importance of fairness, defining spousal and children's needs, and developing options that meet those needs (Erickson & Erickson, 1988). Strategies that promote successful outcomes of mediated agreements are based on an assumption that parents are capable of commitment to co-parental interventions (Payne, 1990). Some mediators are settlement oriented while others focus more on problem solving.…”